JP2532882Y2 - Cup holder - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup holder mounted on a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a cup holder attached to a vehicle body, there is known a cup holder described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 63-138250. In this conventional cup holder, a flat plate-like holder member having a plurality of cup receiving holes is provided so as to be able to be pulled out to a horizontally long storage case in a state where the plane faces up and down. Further, a frame is rotatably supported by the holder member, and the frame can be held at a position lowered below the cup storage hole when the holder member is pulled out from the storage case. When the cup is inserted into the receiving hole, the bottom of the cup is supported by this frame.

[0003]

When the above-described conventional cup holder is assembled to a vehicle body, it is necessary to secure a horizontally long installation space in which a storage case can be attached to the vehicle body, and a panel on the indoor side needs to be provided. In order to pull out the holder member from the storage case, it is necessary to form a horizontally long hole. Therefore, the cup holder cannot be attached to a place where it is impossible to secure a horizontally long installation space in the vehicle body or a place where it is impossible to make a horizontally long hole in the indoor panel. In addition, since the planar shape of the holder member is increased in accordance with the number of the cup receiving holes, a plurality of cup receiving holes requires a horizontally long space.

[0004] In particular, conventionally, devices around the instrument panel, such as audio equipment and operating devices of an air conditioner, have been designed to be horizontally long, and it is difficult to secure many such horizontally long spaces.

[0005] For these reasons, the installation space of the conventional cup holder is limited to a horizontally long space, and further improvement in layout flexibility has been demanded.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a cup holder that does not require a horizontal installation space when mounted on a vehicle body, thereby securing a horizontally long installation space in the vehicle body. It is intended to improve the degree of freedom of the layout of the cup holder by enabling the cup holder to be mounted even in a place where the mounting is impossible without the cup holder.

[0007]

In the present invention, the above object is achieved by storing the cup holder in a vertically long mounting hole.

In the cup holder of the present invention, a support member attached to a vertically long mounting hole formed in an indoor side panel of a vehicle body is provided at a storage position disposed at the back of the mounting hole and at a withdrawal position disposed near the mounting hole. The movable member is formed on the support so that a plurality of movable members are centered on a vertical axis at a gathering position where the movable members approach or abut on each other and a deployed position where each movable member is deployed in the lateral direction. The movable member has a vertically standing non-use state,
A holder member capable of changing a state to a use state capable of holding a cup is provided, and each movable member and each holder member are arranged in a state where each movable member is arranged at a collection position while holding the holder member in a non-use state. The mounting holes are formed so as to be able to enter and exit.

[0009]

When the cup holder is not used, each holder member is put into a non-use state, and each movable member is stored in the mounting hole with the movable member arranged at the gathering position with respect to the support. At this time, the support is disposed at the storage position.

Therefore, when using the cup holder,
From the above state, each movable member and each holder member are pulled out together with the support until they are arranged at the pulling-out position. Next, the movable members arranged at the gathering position are rotated around the vertical axis to the deployed position, and the movable members are arranged apart from each other. Thereafter, the state of the non-used holder member is changed to the used state. Thereby, a plurality of cups can be supported by a plurality of cup holders.

The procedure for storing the cup holder is the reverse of that described above, that is, first, the used holder member is changed to the non-used state, and then the non-used holder is changed to the non-used state. The movable member supporting the member is moved from the deployed position to the gathering position. Thereafter, each movable member and the holder member are put together with the support into the mounting hole until the support is disposed at the storage position, and the storage is completed.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are perspective views showing a cup holder H of the present embodiment, FIG. 4 is a side view showing the cup holder H, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing an instrument panel to which the cup holder is attached.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cup holder H of the embodiment
The instrument panel 10 is disposed at a portion of the instrument panel P provided with the front panel in front of the driver's seat, and the air outlets 20 of the air conditioner are disposed on the left and right sides thereof. Also,
An audio operation device 30 is disposed below the air outlet 20, and an air conditioner operation device 40 is disposed below the audio operation device 30. The cup holder H of the present embodiment is disposed on the left side of the vertically arranged outlets 20, the audio device 30, and the air conditioner device 40, and is attached vertically to a vertically long mounting hole 50 formed in the instrument panel P. ing.

Next, the structure of the cup holder H of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. In FIG. The support 1 is supported by the vehicle body so as to be able to enter and exit the mounting hole 50. As shown by a dotted line in FIG. 1, the support 1 is located at the most recessed position with respect to the finisher 3 fixed to the mounting hole 50. Is slidably attached to the vehicle body at a storage position as shown by a solid line, and as shown by a solid line, at a withdrawal position protruding from the access hole 31 of the finisher 3.

The support 1 is provided with a shaft member 11 extending in the vertical direction. Two movable members 12 are oriented around the shaft member 11 as shown in FIG. From the combined set position, as shown in FIGS.
It is rotatably supported in the range up to the deployed position where it has been deployed to a degree. In this embodiment, this gathering position is called a closed position, and the developed position is called an open position. And each movable member 1
2 is formed in a vertically long panel shape, and a vertically long slide groove 121 is formed on both side edges thereof in a range from an upper end portion to a middle portion, and a shaft hole 122 is formed in a lower end portion. Have been. Each movable member 12 is held at an open position and a closed position based on a frictional force between the movable member 12 and the shaft member 11. Further, a stopper (not shown) is provided between the support 1 and the finisher 3 for restricting the support 1 from being further pulled out from the withdrawal position.
Is provided.

Each movable member has a holder member 2
Is provided. The holder member 2 is an integrally molded product made of resin, in which an upper plate portion 21 having a cup receiving hole 211 and a lower plate portion 22 having a recess 221 as a cup receiver are connected via a thin portion 23. ,
The upper plate portion 21 and the lower plate portion 22 can be bent up and down by the thin portion 23.

At the upper end of the upper plate portion 21 and at the lower end of the lower plate portion 22, shaft members 212, 222 extending in the horizontal direction are provided, and the upper shaft member 212 slides on the movable member 12. The lower shaft member 222 is slidably fitted in the groove 121, and is rotatably fitted in the shaft hole 122 of the movable member 12. When the upper shaft member 212 is located at the upper end of the slide groove 121, the upper plate portion 21 and the lower plate portion 22 are in an upright state in which the upper plate portion 21 and the lower plate portion 22 stand substantially vertically along the movable member 12. This state is called a non-use state (FIG. 2).
Further, when the holder member 2 is pulled by, for example, hooking a finger in the cup housing hole 211, the upper shaft member 212 is moved into the slide groove 1
21, the lower plate portion 22 rotates about the lower shaft member 222, whereby the holder member 2 is moved to the upper plate portion 21.
The lower plate portion 22 falls down and bends at the hinge portion 23. Further, the holder member 2 is bent to the maximum when the upper shaft member 212 is located at the lower end of the slide groove 121. At that time, the lower plate portion 22 falls down substantially horizontally, and the upper plate portion 21 tilts obliquely. It falls down greatly, and the use state in which the cup C can be inserted from above into the cup receiving hole 211 of the upper plate portion 21 is completed (FIGS. 3 and 4).

The two movable members 12 can be rotated to the closed position shown in FIG. 1 when the holder member 2 is not in use, and the two movable members 12 are arranged in the closed position as described above. In the state in which the support member 1 and the movable member 12,
Reference numeral 12 is formed in a shape that allows the access hole 31 to enter and exit.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

When the cup holder H is used, the support 1 and the movable members 12, 12 are pulled out until the support 1 reaches the pull-out position shown in FIG. Then, the movable member 12 supported by the support 1 at the closed position is rotated sideways to the open position (see FIG. 2). That is, one movable member 12
Is turned to the driver's seat side, and the other movable member 12 is turned to the passenger seat side. Next, the holder member 2 supported in a non-use state by the movable member 12 is pulled by, for example, hooking a finger on the cup housing hole 211, and the lower shaft is pulled until the holder member 2 is bent to the maximum. The lower plate portion 22 is rotated about the member 222 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). Then, the lower plate portion 22 falls down substantially horizontally and the upper plate portion 21 falls down obliquely greatly, and the use state is completed. In this use state, when the cup C is inserted into the cup housing hole 211 from above, the bottom of the cup C is supported by the recess 221, so that the cup C can be kept in a stable state. Note that the drawing out of the holder member 2 may be performed on only one of the two cups C or on both of them depending on the number of cups C.

When storing the cup holder C, the holder member 2 is brought into a non-use state shown in FIG. 2 after removing the cup C inserted into the cup housing hole 211. Thereafter, the movable member 12 is rotated to the close position where the movable member 12 is opposed to and close to each other, and the support 1 and the movable member 12 are moved to the back of the access hole 31 (the mounting hole 50) until the support is disposed at the storage position. It is slid and stored inside the instrument panel P.

As described above, the cup holder H of the present embodiment
Can be mounted and used in a vertically long mounting hole 50 formed in an instrument panel P of the vehicle body, and does not require a long installation space in the lateral direction when mounted on the vehicle body. In other words, a horizontally long installation space cannot be secured in the vehicle body,
The effect that the cup holder can be attached to a place where attachment was impossible up to now is obtained. Thereby, when considering the layout of the units mounted on the instrument panel P, a pattern for vertically attaching the cup holder is added as compared with the conventional case, so that the degree of freedom in the layout of the units is increased.

Further, since the cup holder H can be stored in a state where the cup holder H faces each other by closing the movable member 12, the entire shape of the cup holder H at the time of storage becomes compact, and the installation space can be reduced.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and there are changes in the design without departing from the gist of the present invention. Is also included in the present invention. For example, in the embodiment, the example in which the cup holder is attached to the instrument panel P has been described. However, the attachment position of the cup holder may be any other location as long as it is a panel on the indoor side of the vehicle body. It may be a part to be formed, a rear surface of the console box, or the like. Further, in the embodiment, the example in which the movable member is formed in the shape of a flat door is shown. However, as long as the movable member can support the holder member, other shapes such as a structure formed only by the frame alone can be used. May be formed. Further, in the embodiment, the example in which two movable members are provided is shown, but three or more movable members may be provided.

[0025]

[Effects of the Invention] The cup holder of the present invention employs a means for storing the cup holder in the vertically long mounting hole as described above. It can be installed in places where it was possible, and it has the effect of improving the degree of freedom in layout. Especially, it is also installed with equipment that requires a horizontally long installation space such as air conditioners and audio equipment It becomes effective when. Furthermore, since a movable member that can be assembled, deployed and rotated with respect to the support member is provided, and the movable member supports the holder member, the overall shape can be made compact and the installation space can be saved. can get.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention is pulled out.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a movable member of the cup holder is expanded.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state of the cup holder.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a use state of the cup holder.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an instrument panel of a vehicle to which the cup holder is attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 H Cup holder 1 Support 12 Movable member 2 Holder member 211 Cup receiving hole 221 Cup receiver P Instrument panel 50 Mounting hole

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A support member attached to a vertically long mounting hole formed in an indoor side panel of a vehicle body is formed so as to be movable between a storage position located at the back of the mounting hole and a pull-out position located near the mounting hole. A plurality of movable members are rotatably supported on a vertical axis at a set position where the movable members are brought close to or in contact with each other and a deployed position where each movable member is deployed in the lateral direction. The movable member is provided with a holder member capable of changing its state between a vertically standing non-use state and a use state capable of holding a cup. Each movable member and each holder member do not use the holder member. While holding in the state and arranging each movable member at the gathering position,
A cup holder formed so that the mounting hole can be inserted and removed.